I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Spot the cliche.
Went through a poor patch in January/February this year but were playing our best football in March.
We burnt out in 2019 because it was the first season of Bielsaball, not expecting that to happen this year.
comment by Elsbels - Just Some Guy (U21658)
posted 34 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Spot the cliche.
Went through a poor patch in January/February this year but were playing our best football in March.
We burnt out in 2019 because it was the first season of Bielsaball, not expecting that to happen this year.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
We didn’t burn out - we just lost our bottle.
Yes he works them hard and makes few changes to the team but these guys are super fit and now have only 38 League games to play Instead of 46.
So even with a decent run in the FA Cup they will play fewer games than last season and against teams who won’t look upon us as their cup final - every damn week!
i love the fa cup and this year it will be easy for us to compete. full strength from the get go i hope and see where it takes us. glad were out of the league cup to be honest.
I’d worry about getting past the 3rd round first.
12th place and 5th round of FA Cup at best
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 16 minutes ago
12th place and 5th round of FA Cup at best
----------------------------------------------------------------------
bats we're talking about how leeds will do here.
myself i have arsenal finishing better than 12th and you usually do well in the fa cup
It’s nice to see the way Bielsa has given you as fans license to dream and get excited.
comment by Andy Carrot (U2440)
posted 40 seconds ago
It’s nice to see the way Bielsa has given you as fans license to dream and get excited.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
it is isn't it. the revolving door of managers was disheartening to say the least.
Bielsa’s got a pretty crap cup record hasn’t he?
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
^^^^^
Hmmm? We won the league by 10 points.
I think that bollox is over and one with.
He’s had 4 runner ups I think I just scouted on wiki
It’s a poor record given how long he’s managed and his reputation.
comment by Batty (U4664)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
^^^^^
Hmmm? We won the league by 10 points.
I think that bollox is over and one with.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
With a break of how long?
Fair chance if the season had been good and proper you'd have fecked it up Again.
comment by Igor have you ever felt the warm embrace of a leather seat between your legs. (U22200)
posted 3 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Batty (U4664)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
^^^^^
Hmmm? We won the league by 10 points.
I think that bollox is over and one with.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
With a break of how long?
Fair chance if the season had been good and proper you'd have fecked it up Again.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Up to the break, we were on a five match winning streak. New name, same Igor. How are those binoculars coming along? You should just be able to make us out in the distance.
How far can Leed go...
depends on which bus they catch
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 9 hours, 37 minutes ago
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 16 minutes ago
12th place and 5th round of FA Cup at best
----------------------------------------------------------------------
bats we're talking about how leeds will do here.
myself i have arsenal finishing better than 12th and you usually do well in the fa cup
----------------------------------------------------------------------
12th place would be an excellent season for Leeds 🤷♂️
I’d be happy with 12th, by the way We are the biggest club he’s managed
I think Bielsa teams do burn out !! IMO He trains them so hard and over a course of a season you’ll have more points for it, but I do think they burn out, I don’t think he allows ample rest for the human body to recover enough, it’s recommended for pro athletes to take a week off at some point every 8 - 12 weeks .. this allows your body to recover and repair, even the fittest of us are not machines.
As far as pro football is concerned, admittedly I don’t know for sure but bigger squads who can rotate can allow rest time.. in training sessions I wonder if they
allow for rested players somehow, saunas etc
Maybe maybe not but the science of humans at the top of their fitness need rest, as rest, sleep, as defo not to be underestimated,
it all suggests that Bielsa training = burn out earlier, again, I’m not saying it’s a bad thing because training hard gets you playing well and gets you more points in the course of a season.
Derby have 16 mid week games this season
Leeds have 6
Most of the time we play one a week.
So I don't know why people think burnout is going to be an issue.
There is far more downtime and recovery time in the premiership.
In fact on a personal level I'm a little gutted that we don't gwt two games a week and have to now make do with one
Matty, totally agree there’s more rest time in the premier
League cup aint worth winning, but FA cup is. Sides around the top 10 have the cup as there number 1 priority. Nobody is out running Liverpool or City, so why not try and win the cup.
comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Derby have 16 mid week games this season
Leeds have 6
Most of the time we play one a week.
So I don't know why people think burnout is going to be an issue.
There is far more downtime and recovery time in the premiership.
In fact on a personal level I'm a little gutted that we don't gwt two games a week and have to now make do with one
----------------------------------------------------------------------
His Spanish and French teams both burned out. It's his trademark weakeness. We'll see if he fairs better with us.
In terms of the articles question... and with in mind of my previous comments I reckon we’ll continue a cracking stacking start.. improving every week and have a little lull in January, then be fairly inconsistent till May, finishing 10th. Which is a decent season, it won’t feel like it at the time because of second half of season but we’d all take that now I think.
comment by AndDonRevieistheKing (U7852)
posted 3 hours, 43 minutes ago
I’d be happy with 12th, by the way We are the biggest club he’s managed
----------------------------------------------------------------------Marseille and Bilbao are.
Sign in if you want to comment
How far can Leeds go?
Page 1 of 2
posted on 25/9/20
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
posted on 25/9/20
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Spot the cliche.
Went through a poor patch in January/February this year but were playing our best football in March.
We burnt out in 2019 because it was the first season of Bielsaball, not expecting that to happen this year.
posted on 25/9/20
comment by Elsbels - Just Some Guy (U21658)
posted 34 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Spot the cliche.
Went through a poor patch in January/February this year but were playing our best football in March.
We burnt out in 2019 because it was the first season of Bielsaball, not expecting that to happen this year.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
We didn’t burn out - we just lost our bottle.
Yes he works them hard and makes few changes to the team but these guys are super fit and now have only 38 League games to play Instead of 46.
So even with a decent run in the FA Cup they will play fewer games than last season and against teams who won’t look upon us as their cup final - every damn week!
posted on 25/9/20
i love the fa cup and this year it will be easy for us to compete. full strength from the get go i hope and see where it takes us. glad were out of the league cup to be honest.
posted on 25/9/20
I’d worry about getting past the 3rd round first.
posted on 25/9/20
12th place and 5th round of FA Cup at best
posted on 25/9/20
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 16 minutes ago
12th place and 5th round of FA Cup at best
----------------------------------------------------------------------
bats we're talking about how leeds will do here.
myself i have arsenal finishing better than 12th and you usually do well in the fa cup
posted on 25/9/20
It’s nice to see the way Bielsa has given you as fans license to dream and get excited.
posted on 25/9/20
comment by Andy Carrot (U2440)
posted 40 seconds ago
It’s nice to see the way Bielsa has given you as fans license to dream and get excited.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
it is isn't it. the revolving door of managers was disheartening to say the least.
posted on 25/9/20
Bielsa’s got a pretty crap cup record hasn’t he?
posted on 25/9/20
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
^^^^^
Hmmm? We won the league by 10 points.
I think that bollox is over and one with.
posted on 25/9/20
He’s had 4 runner ups I think I just scouted on wiki
posted on 25/9/20
It’s a poor record given how long he’s managed and his reputation.
posted on 26/9/20
comment by Batty (U4664)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
^^^^^
Hmmm? We won the league by 10 points.
I think that bollox is over and one with.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
With a break of how long?
Fair chance if the season had been good and proper you'd have fecked it up Again.
posted on 26/9/20
comment by Igor have you ever felt the warm embrace of a leather seat between your legs. (U22200)
posted 3 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Batty (U4664)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by Anne Ziety (U22412)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
I would say your best shot would have been the league cup. Bielsa teams seem to peak around February and burn out by May.
^^^^^
Hmmm? We won the league by 10 points.
I think that bollox is over and one with.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
With a break of how long?
Fair chance if the season had been good and proper you'd have fecked it up Again.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Up to the break, we were on a five match winning streak. New name, same Igor. How are those binoculars coming along? You should just be able to make us out in the distance.
posted on 26/9/20
How far can Leed go...
depends on which bus they catch
posted on 26/9/20
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 9 hours, 37 minutes ago
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 16 minutes ago
12th place and 5th round of FA Cup at best
----------------------------------------------------------------------
bats we're talking about how leeds will do here.
myself i have arsenal finishing better than 12th and you usually do well in the fa cup
----------------------------------------------------------------------
12th place would be an excellent season for Leeds 🤷♂️
posted on 26/9/20
I’d be happy with 12th, by the way We are the biggest club he’s managed
posted on 26/9/20
I think Bielsa teams do burn out !! IMO He trains them so hard and over a course of a season you’ll have more points for it, but I do think they burn out, I don’t think he allows ample rest for the human body to recover enough, it’s recommended for pro athletes to take a week off at some point every 8 - 12 weeks .. this allows your body to recover and repair, even the fittest of us are not machines.
As far as pro football is concerned, admittedly I don’t know for sure but bigger squads who can rotate can allow rest time.. in training sessions I wonder if they
allow for rested players somehow, saunas etc
Maybe maybe not but the science of humans at the top of their fitness need rest, as rest, sleep, as defo not to be underestimated,
it all suggests that Bielsa training = burn out earlier, again, I’m not saying it’s a bad thing because training hard gets you playing well and gets you more points in the course of a season.
posted on 26/9/20
Derby have 16 mid week games this season
Leeds have 6
Most of the time we play one a week.
So I don't know why people think burnout is going to be an issue.
There is far more downtime and recovery time in the premiership.
In fact on a personal level I'm a little gutted that we don't gwt two games a week and have to now make do with one
posted on 26/9/20
Matty, totally agree there’s more rest time in the premier
posted on 26/9/20
League cup aint worth winning, but FA cup is. Sides around the top 10 have the cup as there number 1 priority. Nobody is out running Liverpool or City, so why not try and win the cup.
posted on 26/9/20
comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Derby have 16 mid week games this season
Leeds have 6
Most of the time we play one a week.
So I don't know why people think burnout is going to be an issue.
There is far more downtime and recovery time in the premiership.
In fact on a personal level I'm a little gutted that we don't gwt two games a week and have to now make do with one
----------------------------------------------------------------------
His Spanish and French teams both burned out. It's his trademark weakeness. We'll see if he fairs better with us.
posted on 26/9/20
In terms of the articles question... and with in mind of my previous comments I reckon we’ll continue a cracking stacking start.. improving every week and have a little lull in January, then be fairly inconsistent till May, finishing 10th. Which is a decent season, it won’t feel like it at the time because of second half of season but we’d all take that now I think.
posted on 26/9/20
comment by AndDonRevieistheKing (U7852)
posted 3 hours, 43 minutes ago
I’d be happy with 12th, by the way We are the biggest club he’s managed
----------------------------------------------------------------------Marseille and Bilbao are.
Page 1 of 2